Pennsylvania law Sections 5448 and 5449 outline the procedures for the expedited enforcement of child custody determinations. They specify the requirements for contesting the validity of a custody order, including jurisdiction and notice issues, and detail how petitions and orders should be served to respondents and custodians.
It allows for quick enforcement of custody orders while providing a process to contest their validity based on jurisdiction or notice issues.
By showing that the custody order was not properly registered, lacked jurisdiction, was vacated or modified by a court with proper jurisdiction, or proper notice was not given.
They must be served by any method authorized by Pennsylvania law upon the respondent and any person with physical custody of the child, unless specified otherwise.
The court may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate, and the petitioner may be ordered to pay fees and costs related to enforcement.